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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
16FEB2005 at 0913LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
Circuit City Stores |
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Registration |
N500AT |
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Location |
Pueblo |
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Flight number |
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Schedule |
Richmond – Columbia – Pueblo – Santa Ana |
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Construction number |
560-0146 |
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Year of manufacture |
1991 |
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Crew on board |
2 |
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Pax on board |
6 |
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Crew fatalities |
2 |
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Pax fatalities |
6 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
8 |
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Circumstances |
The aircraft was performing a business flight from Richmond (Virginia) to Santa Ana (California) with two intermediate stop at Columbia and Pueblo for refuel. On descent, the aircraft crashed in an open field located 4 miles East of Pueblo-Memorial airport. All occupants were fatally injured. At the time of the accident, the weather was cold with 27° F., freezing conditions and light fog. Visibility was estimated to 6 miles. Accident was due to icing and crew did not activate deicing system. |
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